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What are the possibilities of using a waste heat recovery systems in the coolants of cars? Why is it not being done yet and how can it be improved?

Hi there, I'm not sure if I read somewhere - but if we see a system (macroscopic usually) and it looks still, is it actually not still? Is there a universal equation that governs how 'still' an object is? In the double-slit experiment, if we have the slits not being still, because we're...

"engine and control systems" vs "powertrain" I am interested in working for a person in charge of "powertrains" on cars, and I have an interview for a co-op opportunity to work with someone in charge of aviation "engine and control systems" how much would these things overlap? i guess both...

As the thread title says I'm interested in Chaos Theory, Complex Systems, and Nonlinear Systems. If I can help it, I'd like to study these at graduate level. My question is what kind and how much mathematics I'm supposed to know if I'm to study these?

I have spent many hours today trying to determine at what distances certain substances will condense in protoplanetary disks around stars or temperatures different to that of our sun. I have come to the conclusion that the Inverse-Square Law is key to determining this. However, I am unsure as...

Hello,i have been trying to self-study matrices topics, during that I came across two complicated problems, and I wish I could provided with help to solve them : The question asks to solve each of the following system of equations, using row reduction method (Again...I assure that my teacher has...

Hey everyone, I am currently in a C and UNIX Systems Programming course, and my professor is not the best to say the least. Does anybody have recommendations on how to learn Systems Programming on your own? Such as, any interesting projects I could do in my spare time with online...

Homework Statement x' ={{-1,1},{-4, 3}}*x, with x(0) = {{1},{1}} Solve the differential equation where x = {{x(t)}, {y(t)}} Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I have e^t*{{1},{-2}} + e^t*{{t},{2t+1}} but I'm not sure how to get it in terms of what it's asking.Edit: Please quick...

Why Single-wire Earth return systems are only used in rural areas? Why not also in urban areas where there is only demand for single phase power?

Homework Statement A small plane flying into the wind takes 3 h 20 min to complete a flight of 960km. Flying with the wind, the same plane takes 2 h 30 mins to make the trip. What is the speed of the plane? What is the speed of the wind? Homework Equations N/A The Attempt at a...

Homework Statement The potential energy (V) of a conservative system is a function of position (q) only. Thus, V = V(q) for any conservative system. When a conservative system interacts with radiation (spectroscopy), then the PE of the system depends explicitly on time (t) also: V =...

I am a writer of science fiction and I need to know some basics about space travel. I've read that it would take a ship 40 years to travel 1 parsec (3.26 light years) if the ship moved at 10% the speed of light. Does that sound right? Given that a futuristic ship could travel at this speed...

Hello. I have problem approaching the attached question and understanding how to solve it. I desperately need some help here. :confused: Thanks! :smile:

Homework Statement Determine the magnitude of F if the resultant of the three forces passes through point O. Homework Equations ƩFx = 0 ƩFy = 0 ƩM = 0 The Attempt at a Solution The most I can come up with is that the two forces on the left would equal F on the right, and...

1)Determine whether the given statement is true or false. A homogeneous linear system with the same number of equations as unknowns always has a unique solution. 2)Determine whether the given statement is true or false. If a linear system has no solution, the rank of the coecient matrix...

Hi! Let's say we have a system of DEs $$ \begin{cases} \frac{dx}{dt} = y + e^t\\ \frac{dy}{dt} = x - t^2\\ \end{cases} $$ One would write it in matrix form and compute the eigenvectors and stuff like in this tutorial (can't post links due to low post count - it's from "Paul's online math...

So this is my first quantum mechanics class and so far we have spent about a month (well 3 weeks) on just the mathematics. So in my book, the author explores the ideas presented by the stern gerlach experiment. It related the beam of silver atoms traveling through the separators to light...

I am attending a community college, and after this semester I will be done with my associates. However as of right now, my interest towards which subject I should major into has changed after reading more and more about other varieties of business oriented work. Accounting or Finance was my...

The question is to determine the magnitude, direction and sense of the resultant force of the nonconcurrent force system. Locate the resultant with respect to point O. I've looked at example in the book and tried to follow this problem as close to it as possible. (1)I first tried to find...

I have tried everything on this one that I can think of. I understand that the forces in the horizontal are 0, but I don't know where to start. says: determine the angle for which the resultant of the three forces is vertical. See Picture.

I need the concept of momentum conservation in isolated systems described (in layman's terms,) as it pertains to the recoil of firearms, as described on this page. Bsharp.org : The Physics of Everyday Stuff : Gun Recoil I assume I am understanding it wrong, thinking he is saying that "while...

Hi, I've had something that's been bothering me for a while and I've been researching it, but I just want to clear something up. I understand that the exclusion principle dictates that fermionic particles with half-integer spin have an anti-symmetrical wavefunction under exchange, and...

Hey all, Since first learning about Emmy Noether's proof that time invariant laws of physics imply conservation of energy, I can't shake the idea that this is the argument against the notion of free will. Here is my argument: By Noether's first theorem, whenever the laws are invariant in...

I'd like to see this topic that came up on Random Thoughts expanded. I have two rural water systems, both of which need some help. Any photos, brand names of pumps and filters, specs, would be greatly appreciated. http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/8291/img00030t.jpg

I've been told that for upper level physics classes it's imperative to know how to switch between coordinate systems, however I'm unsure of what is exactly necessary to know. For example, today I was reading up on divergence and I noticed that there are formulas for divergence in spherical and...

For minor losses, I read that the pressure drop is equal to the dynamic pressure * loss coefficient. However, in calculating dynamic pressure, it uses a single velocity. How do you determine this velocity when it will vary at the point of change in pipe diameter or direction? I have read...

I read this article in Nature (http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature10768.html) as it describes two circumbinary planets. If it is assumed that most stars have a planet orbiting it and most Binary Star systems are elliptical, then wouldn't the majority of Binary Stars...

Hi all, I have a question about Multi DOF vibrating systems. For free vibration of undamped MDOF systems, we have the equations of motion as : M \ddot{q} + K {q} = {0} (1) Where, M - n x n mass matrix K - n x n stiffness matrix {q} - n x 1 vector of generalized coordinates Most vibrations...

See Attachment 2 for question or read below Describe and compare the solution sets of X_1 + 5 X_2 - 3 X_3 = 0 and X_1 + 5 X_2 - 3 X_3 = -2. See Attachment 1 for answer from back of book I do not understand how the answer in the back of the book answers the question or were to even begin to get...

Hi everybody, I've troubles with the following two systems of differential equations: image hosting gif I tried to reduce the order but I wasn't able to do anything...

I'm working in the Power Systems team of CubeSAT. It is concerned with building a small student satellite with dimensions of 10x10cm. Our basic block diagram is as follows Solar panels-> In parallel Shunt Regulator -> Buck Converter->PRU (MAX8934A)->DC-DC Converters->Loads The shunt...

Newton's second law gives that \sum\mathbf{F} = \frac{d\mathbf{p}}{dt} = \frac{d(m\mathbf{v})}{dt} In a system where mass varies with time, m(t), one would simply think that this would lead to \sum\mathbf{F} = m\frac{d\mathbf{v}}{dt} + \mathbf{v}\frac{dm}{dt} Yet everywhere online I...

I've just started my [signals and systems] and [electronic devices and circuits] this sem...and i am learning that signals and systems topics are the core and fundamental concepts required for a electronic communication engineer... though i haven't found a great book that covers all the topics...

Homework Statement Homework Equations F=ma vi=vf + at The Attempt at a Solution If i was to define upward as positive y direction, would the answer be = -881 pounds (btw why is the answer in the image in Newtons?) and because i defined upward as +y would ƩF = T - w? where w = mg.

Homework Statement In control engineering, I want to have a mathematical model of a physical system as a set of input, output and state variables related by higher order differential equations. 2. Relevant concepts As we all know that, in control engineering, we can solve linear-system...

Hi Guys, I'm fairly new here, but I can't solve my problem (or I did but than I found a miracle) I'm trying to optimize a HVAC system, especially for dry and hot areas. Now I was thinking about the use of a misting system in front of the condensor as done by for instance these guys...

I want to start modeling mechanical systems, something say on the order of a motor, input torque only needed, driving a crankshaft that drives a piston. I'm looking to examine the forces generated in the crank, connecting rod and piston. I was wondering what open source Linux packages are...

Homework Statement Consider three systems of equations: x^2 + y^2 + z^2 = 1 y^2 + z^2 = 1 x^2 + y^2 + z^2 = 1 x = 0 y^2 + z^2 = 1 x = 0 Which of these define the same curve and which define different ones? Homework Equations x^2 + y^2 + z^2 = R^2 is a sphere x,y, or z =...

Homework Statement I've encountered problems like this: A bullet with velocity v strikes a stick (intially at rest) at a distance d from the center of mass, then the bullet sticks to it, and the bullet-stick system rotates about the center of mass. But they ask me to find weird things like the...

Homework Statement Say you have: EQ1: y1''*t+y1'*t+y2=0 and EQ2: y2''*t+y2'*t+y1=0 y1(0)=0,y1'(0)=0,y2(0)=0,y2'(0)=0 Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I can get it so far, but having both y1 and y2 really gives me fits: Eq1: Y1(-2s-1)+dY1/ds(-s2-s)=-Y2...

Hey folks wondering if anyone knows some good books on the following subjects... Orbital transfers, specifically to Lagrange points with information on stable/unstable manifolds. Control theory of satellites, new to control theory so perhaps I should be looking at a general control theory...

Hi there, we recently completed a laboratory session on MATLAB relating to an RLC Circuit and arrive at a code and relevant inputs and got our graphs as shown below. I was just wondering if anyone know if these are correct and make any sense? Or any other comments appreciated. We also have...

Hi guys. I am super excited to know answers of the questions that I am going to write below and want you to give me only the gist or a superficial information on the concepts and hopefully I will find the rest of the matter by-myself. Question 1: How do we solve Linear Time-variant systems...

Hey all, was wondering if someone knows of a book (if it's on safari books online, even better!), website or other source that teaches me -- a software guy -- the basics of electronics. Basically I want to know about voltages, generators, capacitors and everything in-between. Wanna have my...

The complete question I've been given: The Rossler equations are formally defined as dx/dt=−y−z dy/dt=x+ay dz/dt=b+z(x−c). Let us suppose that a=0.2, b=0.2, c=5.7, x(0)=y(0)=z(0)=0, t∈[0,400]. Let v1(t) be the solution to the given initial value problem, and let v2(t) be the solution of the...

Hello, I was reading into self-organizing systems and I decided to post on a few curiosities that i stumbled over because members here know more about this topic than I do. So if any of you will, give me some insights. [I am an undergraduate math student] I know a lot of findings within...

Hello, I was reading into self-organizing systems and I decided to post on a curiosity that i stumbled over because members here know more about this topic than I do. So if any of you will, give me some insights. [I am an undergraduate math student] I read that studies suggest that through...

Homework Statement Systems of first order equations can sometimes be transformed into a single equation of higher order. Consider the system (1) x1' = -2x1 + x2 (2) x2' = x1 - 2x2 Solve the first equation for x2 and substitute into the second equation, thereby obtaining a second order...

Homework Statement A shaft 2 m long rotates at 1500 revs min–1 between bearings as shown in FIGURE 2. The bearings experience forces of 5 kN and 3 kN acting in the same plane as shown. A single mass is to be used to balance the shaft, so that the reactions are zero. The mass is to be...

What degree program(s) did you pursue and where (U.S.)? What did you think of any coursework/program specific to Systems Engineering, especially in relation to previous degree programs? What sort of S.E. job prospects did you pursue/what was available (ex., internship that turned into a job...